The Moore Tornado Benefit – Helping Children Heal

Thursday from 2pm to 8pm JediOKC, the Oklahoma City based collectors/costuming club got together at Journey Church in Norman Oklahoma to throw a benefit with many other organizations to provide a family night for the workers and all the children effected by the Moore Oklahoma tornado that ripped through Moore back in May. Ryan McKinley

Oklahoma Tornadoes: Victims In Need

I am sure many of you reading this blog have seen nothing on the news but the tragic destruction of Moore, Oklahoma.  However, there is a community hit by an EF-3 tornado the night before these terrible events who are being missed by the media entirely. I live and work in the Little Axe community,

Gifted and Talented Youngsters: Enrichment for Future Dreams

Today was a very special day in the life of my little 9 year old Leigha Colby.  She is my middle daughter, sometimes feels left out, yet like all of my children has a special talent or gift.  Where my oldest son Conner is gifted in deep love for others and my oldest daughter Kaylee

To This Day Project – Shane Koyczan

I usually don’t do this, but this poem by Shane Koyczan struck a nerve with me.  Recently I have been dredging up my own demons in writing my latest novel The Painful Best because my protagonist is the result of one event cascading into several other bad events that end up ruining his life.  He is an

My Struggling Special Needs Son

My son Conner has had and will probably always have struggles in school.  He was born at 24 weeks, weighed 1 lb. 8 oz., and is severely nearsighted.  At first we thought that this miracle child had only those things that would keep him from leading a somewhat normal life, but then came asthma, a

Online Schooling: A Backdoor Plan to Lay Off Teachers

Online schooling seems to be the buzzword around  public schools nationwide.  Oklahoma state superintendent Janet Barresi (R) has mandated that every school K-12 offer at least 5 courses online.  These courses will be accessible at home by students, effectively allowing them to stay at home and still gain credits toward a diploma. I ask: How

Education: Advice for Prospective College Students

I have taught juniors (11th graders) for almost 14 years now.  I make them work so hard that if their brain was a muscle it would burst from their skulls from the workout.  I recently read an article entitled “Which College Majors Lead to Unemployment” by David Schepp and as a result I am writing